History of Technology: Pre-ancient Technology

From the emergence of Homo habilis and the earliest fashioned tools (some 2.5 million years ago) to the rise of organized agriculture and partial urbanization, some 7 to 8 thousand years ago. This area of research partially overlaps with historical anthropology. Some subdivisions: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron ages.

Additional information on this time period can be found in the metallurgy page under Thematic Resources.

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